After facing a simple assault charge stemming from an alleged incident prior to his being drafted by the Tennessee Titans in 2021, outside linebacker Rashad Weaver is in the clear.
According to Titans beat writer Paul Kuharsky, the prosecution will not move forward with the case and has dropped the charge against Weaver, which should also put him in the clear in terms of facing a suspension.
The simple assault charge that hovered over Rashad Weaver from an incident just before the Titans drafted him in 2021 was concluded in late June, when the Allegheny Country District attorney’s office determined it was unwilling to move ahead with its prosecution and judge Anthony M. Mariani signed off.
At one point jury instructions were scheduled for this week.
The charge came from an alleged incident outside of a Pittsburgh bar on April 18, 2021, where the alleged victim, Demetria Navjelis, claimed the Titans outside linebacker “grabbed her by the throat and pushed her to the ground, where she ultimately hit her head.”
After an injury-shortened rookie campaign, Weaver tallied 5.5 sacks in 16 games (four starts) in 2022. He figures to be third on the depth chart behind Harold Landry and Arden Key in 2023.
Weaver wasn’t the only Titans player facing a legal issue, as Titans running back Hassan Haskins was arrested and charged with aggravated assault by strangulation last month. That case is set to go to trial in late August.
